Summary

So that’s all from Sunday Sportwatch, thanks for your company tonight.

It’s double bragging rights for Melbourne Victory, in both the A-League and W-League with narrow 2-1 and 3-2 wins respectively over Sydney FC. Natasha Dowie running riot in the earlier Big Blue with a hat-trick for her side.

Some close tussles in the basketball as well; another last-minute win in the WNBL, and an at times fiery encounter that saw three players not go the distance in the NBL as the Hawks downed the 36ers.

There’s Hockeyroos actions underway in a few hours time, as they take on the impressive Dutch in the final of the Champions Trophy.

But we begin and finish with cricket. And what an inspiring victory it was early today, as the Southern Stars released some demons with an imposing win over England, despite some early wobbles in the field.

Meg Lanning, Alyssa Healy, even Ellyse Perry with some vital wickets - what can you say about this team, just absolute class from I-XI, with ‘keeper Healy receiving the award for player of the tournament.

It’s always nice to beat England. Just ask the Wallabies. What it would be like, hypothetically, of course.

Australia v India: third Twenty20 international – live!

Full-time: Sydney FC 1-2 Melbourne Victory

And thar she blows! It’s an opening loss to the back-to-back premiers - their first of the season, at their first game at their temporary home ground for the next three seasons, Kogarah, and it’s against the old enemy.

Kevin Muscat punches the air. Corica experiences his first Big Blue, and it tastes like defeat.

90 + 4 min: What an impact from Calver, he’s really putting himself about! Now the loose ball almost falls to Grant, but they can’t fashion a clear shooting chance. Between him and Lokolingoy, there’s definitely plenty of tall timber up front for Sydney FC.

89 min: Last roll of the dice from Corica, and it’s Aaron Calver on for Brillante. They’ve sacrificed a holder, but the player more known as a centre back/right back heads further up field. Lively. Don’t mind this.

87 min: The home crowd getting increasingly disgruntled, especially as Lokolingoy is handled heavily in the box, by the experienced German defender Niedermeier. No penalty given, not that, in fairness it was warranted.

85 min: Le Fondre and Zullo combining again; it’s back to the wall stuff from the visitors, but in fairness they’ve been equal to most of what Sydney have tried to throw at them over these past ten minutes or so.